Papa Smurf and the Elf on The Shelf, also making their debut this Thanksgiving (Alexander Michael)

They passed with flying colors.

These three new Macy’s Thanksgiving Day Parade balloons, Hello Kitty in a retro air plane, a dancing Papa Smurf and The Elf on The Shelf storybook character, debuted yesterday in their first test flight over New Jersey’s Meadowlands Racetrack.